state by pro-gun republicans is now complete the expulsion of jones for daring to speak up for gun control is now null and void and justin pearson isn t far behind plus, the showdown over the abortion pill. a right-wing activist judge wants to prevent all access to abortion medication, as republican politicians scramble to try to get everyone to, quote, talk about other things plus, donald trump claims to be a billionaire but he s still asking y all to give him your last $20, like some creepy combination of cult leader and televangelist and we begin tonight with thoughts and prayers perhaps the most useless phrase in the english language. as we report on yet another mass shooting in america. the mass shooting capital of the world. early this morning, a 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle walked into old national bank in louisville, kentucky, and shot four people dead, wounded nine others burr police shot and killed him andy beshear held back tears as he told repo
on why joe biden chose prosperity over vengeance. plus, david wallace-wells on how so many western countries got covid so wrong. and is there any way in the world to convince vaccine skeptic trump supporters they should get their shots? all in starts right now. good evening, from new york. i m chris hayes. we ve got big developments on two of the biggest mysteries surrounding the january 6th insurrection. what happened to capitol police officer brian sicknick? that led to his death. and who planted pipe bombs, next to the rnc and the dnc? there is still a ton that we do not know about that day. though, today, we learned a few more pieces but before we get into that, a little context. because over the last two months, there has been a concerted evident on the right to spin a counternarrative about this violent insurrection. you remember, you saw it happen, live, on tv. an attack, that sought, explicitly, for, really, the first time in american history, to disrupt the pea
south carolina, nine out of ten red states how can republicans justify going bat crap crazy about drag shows and methodically doing zip zero nothing about gun violence? and then doing this, putting on this 18th century show in tennessee. yeah, look, 30 years in bed with the gun lobby and a history of homophobia and discrimination against the lgbtq community, this is reflexing for republicans. this is not well thought out there s so much to this story, joy. we rarely get truly inspirational moments in politics but we re watching one right now. not just as the justins are reinstated and democracy and justice prevails but also the thousands upon thousands of young kids in tennessee marching to save their own lives, demanding real reform. it is a humiliating moment for cameron sexton when you see the justins
what will the name of this group be? tucker: kevin corke,is ladies and gentlemen. kevin: space force. katie: good reflexing. tucker: you are very confident.oi is it space force? president trump: so we are going to create space force. it will be the great.my army, navy, marine, coast guard, air force, right? air force.or what are we going to do? space force! [applause] tucker: space force! you are right. space force. i love that. question two. a new jersey man was seen getting to work in new york city in an unusual way. he crossed the hudson river to manhattan. not by car, not by boat, not by train but by which mode of transportation? katie: paddle board. tucker: katie. paddle board. is it a paddle board? it seems unlikely.
been defeated. who is remarkably cool under pressure. are you ready? kevin: i m ready. let s do it. katie: my harshest competition yet. my fiercest competition. tucker: you know the rules. hands on the buzzers. i ask the question. the first one to buzz in gets to answer. you have to wait until i finish asking the question to do that. you can answer one i acknowledge by saying your name. each correct answer worth one point. if you get it wrong, you lose a point like the s.a.t. best of five wins. ready? kevin: let s do it. katie: ready. tucker: outstanding. question one. president trump says he is now looking beyond the marine corps and the air force to create a whole new branch of the military with a focus beyond this earth. what will the name of this group be? tucker: kevin corke, ladies and gentlemen. kevin: space corps. katie: good reflexing.